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I was at Tacoma General the other day to see my sister in
law Kathy. Another cancer operation. My brother Terry looked tired.
He was hungry and wanted to get something from his car. He needed a
brake so we went for a walk. On the campus is Mary Bridge
Children's Hospital.

It was a gray afternoon with a little rain but the sun was
peaking through the clouds. There's a wonderful little
garden courtyard area and everything was in bloom. This is
where I met the shrubbery cats and other creatures...

Going to the hospital is rarely ever fun. The only
exception I can think of at the moment is coming to see a newborn
and mom when you know everything is okay. As we walked through the
garden area I noticed my mood shift and I had to acknowledge the
power that brought a smile to my face.

We count our blessings. Life is such a succession
of fleeting moments and we really never know what the
next one will bring. I find it ironic I'm trying to remember
something from the past, especially when life seemed to be standing
still for just a minute.

Thank you my funny little shrubs. You were a good
distraction. You helped me to stop for a moment and contemplate the
miracle.

There are some pretty cool (and fun) tools to explore
neighborhoods. Regardless if you plan to move there and buy, or
rent, or maybe you’re just curious about what’s there. In part one,
we’ll look at a couple of sites from my toolbox that I find
invaluable for quick research and use all the time to get info
about the character and amenities of a neighborhood I’m looking
at.

I chose Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington as my target.
I don’t think it’s for sale and you can’t live there.But you just never know, Queen Anne High in Seattle was sold
and converted to a condominium! Anyway, I didn’t want to cause
anyone, including myself, any grief by choosing someone’s home
address as a target, so we’ll use the school address to get us into
the neighborhood for this particular experiment.

One of my favorites is walkscore.com. With this nifty little app you
can simply input an address to find what amenities are in the
neighborhood. They’re plotted out on a map and the site gives you a
score determined on the number of retail stores, schools,
libraries, restaurants, etc. that are within walking distance. When
I look at homes for sale online, this is a great way to explore
what’s close by.

If you want to live in a neighborhood where you can walk to the
grocery store, grab a bite to eat, get a haircut, a good cup of
coffee, or a local beer without driving, look here. Walkscore.com
like any app of this type isn’t 100% accurate. It’s simply not
possible. There’s too much frequently changing data to keep up
with. Depending on the area, you’ll also find the quality of
statistics can vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, but the
metro areas, especially in-city work best. The Stadium District is
ideal for this study.

If you’re curious about a place that shows up on the Walkscore
map and you’d like to know more about it, for example there’s a
little bar in the Stadium District named the Parkway Tavern,
check it out on Yelp.com. Yelp is an online business
directory written by the people for the people. If you want to know
what the regular folk who’ve been there think, this is the
place.

Another key factor about neighborhood value is the rental rates.
You may want to move into the neighborhood of your desire and rent
first so you can study it for a while to find your perfect location
within. I like Zilpy.com for this. Click the
link then add property type and number of bedrooms. Remember when
you use online search, less is more. Don’t filter too much so you
can see what’s there. You can always go back to refine your search
parameters.

These are just a few tools, a few favorites. I think with a
little experimentation you’ll find you can learn a lot about the
neighborhood you want to live in and hopefully this kind of
research will help you articulate the questions you'll want to ask
the prospective real estate professional you choose to represent
you.

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I am lucky to live next to Wright Park in
Tacoma. A beautiful 27 acre park in the middle of the
city. One of the things I have noticed is that I was not taking
advantage of the park both as a great place to walk and get some
exercise and as a place of beauty. Seems I take for granted things
around me if I am not careful.

I started this project the first of October with the stated goal
of taking a photo a day of the Seymour
Conservatory. Now, I cannot be there at the same time
everyday so the photos will have diferences because of the time of
day but that should not matter too much. Also, I am taking the
photos from the same spot but I am not using a tripod or anything
else so the photos will be a bit different daily too.

What is exciting is that while walking around Wright Park to get
to the conservatory I have been saying hello to a lot of people and
I am finding that there are some really friendly people here in
Tacoma!

Everyone are you taking for granted some wonderful treasure in
your community? Perhaps you need to get out more and smell the
coffee of your community! I know I've been enjoying the fruits of
my efforts.

I live and work in Tacoma Washington. The little brother of
Seattle Washington the self appointed coffee capital of the world.
I love coffee. I drink it all of the time. I
worked for seven years for a major Seattle coffee company and had
access to more coffee than one could drink in a lifetime. Trust me
I tried, oh I tried but the beans just kept coming.

When I moved back to Tacoma six years ago I left my job in
Seattle and along with that I left my loyalty to the coffees from
Seattle. Recently I was rewarded with the best coffee I
have ever had. It was right here in Tacoma within TWO
MINUTES of my home. Right under my nose is Satellite Coffee Co. Above
Supernova Hair & Tattoo. This small shop serves the BEST coffee
I have ever had.

The barista took her time. It looked like she rejected more than
50% of the shots she pulled which slows down the service but oh the
results let me tell you.... amazing. Satellite
Coffee serves Stumptown Coffee and from what I
can gather Stumptown is one of the pickiest roasters and
wholesalers of coffee going. This article provides some insight on
the Stumptown experience.

If you like coffee you will LOVE Satellite Coffee. Drop by and
try your favorite coffee drink. You can find them at 817 Division
Ave in Tacoma's Stadium district. Hours are 6:30am to 9:00pm
Mon-Fri and 7:00am to 9:00pm Sat & Sun. They have free WiFi
too!

The Elmwood is located on 10th & Yakima in Stadium. It's a
beautiful street surrounded by big houses and zillion dollar views.
It just dropped under 200k. These pictures are of my favorite unit,
#3. It has a huge balcony with views of the water and the
surrounding fanciness. If I lived here it would be all about having
dinner parties on the balcony in the summer. The listing agent on
this property is Margo Hass-Klein, who's been in real
estate for over 30 years. Margo has been using a lot of cool
creative marketing on this property, including a Dutch Auction. Check out the virtual tour!

Jacuzzi Tub. Aw Yeah.

This deck is gigantic! It runs the length of the unit and
has entrances from the master and the dining room. Both of
those rooms take in the views of the water, thanks to those nifty
see-through rails.

If you need to capture a room with a big windows, try to do it
when the sun is on the other side of the house. Use flash and if
the window is not the only light subject in the photos, you should
be just fine. Try to line up the window frame and a
horizontal line of the landscape behind the window, but in the same
time use angles inside of the room. By capturing the image from the
far away corner will allow you not to have a flash reflection on
the window. Later on adjust light for the window and room
separately.

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